Hi Scott, Thanks Scott for your answers for the VHF. A friend tipped us to use uncut cable ties every foot or so, at say, 120° angle from each others as chaff guards along the mast. Would that be

Thanks for the reply Oliver, Very helpful information. The Wakespeed 500 regulator has a dip switch setting that limits the alternator to 75% or 130 Amps (or further with programing). It will further

Thomas, Sorry for the slow reply. Infinite resistance just means the core and shield are not shorted out. The original antenna does not have a removable connector on the antenna side. I had to cut

Helli Dan, Yes i got the 175A Alternator with double pully belt setup. At this time I limited the current to max 90 A. I could do more but I dont need to. I installed a 14.4 kWh Lithium batterie and

Duane, There is frosted plexiglass available that could be a good choice for you rather than sanding. Good idea for minimizing scratching from the wiper, if you choose to use it - I just took the

The photo of the damaged rack was one from Kimberlite. When I took the racks apart they were loaded with grease. I do not believe the damage was caused by a lack of grease. I believe it was just

We are also looking at ways to renew the companionway, and the plexiglass idea is one we like. I am no expert, but I have read that glued joints in plexiglass are nearly invisible. My thought was to

Alan Grayson: Gaetun told me your boat was coming into Caribe Greement on Monday. Please email me at: carlylelk "at" aol "dot" com and maybe we can get together this weekend. Peg and I are staying

I am assuming that the bow thruster extends and retracts OK. We had a similar problem that turned out to be the solenoid pack mounted on the side of the bow thruster motor. It had corroded and would

Thanks for the information Oliver. Do you have the Leece Neville 175A alternator on your boat? If so the one picture that would be helpful is the actual wiring of the regulator behind the cap and the

Hello, In this teardown the usual problem with "drop in" batteries is exposed. Every drop in has its own BMS and with that a questionable max current capacity and a chance of long term disbalance if

Hi Bill, I will check my foto lib. Maybe I got some fotos when I revised my motor. The main problem was that the shaft was baked into the furler and I needed to take the boom off and press the shaft

Hello Dan, I used the VSR sailors project regulator from Al Thomason. I am very satisfied with it. Since then I dont have wear off pullys and the regulator offers all parameters to customize beside

We had CopperCoat on our previous boat. It is now going on 6 years. It’s been sanded ONCE, before we splashed it for the first time. It’s never been pressure washed. We followed the application

Preventative Maintenance is key to happy boatlife. Waiting until the propshaft seal starts leaking is a guarantee it will happen at the least practical point in time. Doing it earlier means you can

Mark - I have laughed for two hours over "The Devil's Glue" - excellent. I've never fought 5200 but I have read enough sad stories. I agree that 4200 is strong enough as I have used it in a few

Pat, Not so easy! The part with the gear tooth that that broke only broke when it was being unscrewed. The white Delrin bushing had adhered to the shaft (like it was glued with super glue) if you look

Arnold, Thanks for that. I think I have all I need. Cheers, Paul S/Y Ya Fohi - Amel 54 #98

Hi Paul, For starters: I would check the connections at the lever by the helm to make sure they are good. It could be a poor contact there. Then with one person at the helm control and another in

Paul Not the bow thruster but I did have failure in one direction only of the furling motors while in the Caribbean. Both times it was the contacts on the switches which needed cleaning up. Worth a